Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word A young person who is in the transitional stage between childhood and adulthood, typically between the ages of 13 and 19.
Adolescent
/ˌædəˈlesənt/Synonyms:
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This word has no antonymsExamples:
Now, an adolescent in junior high school, she went again.He kept that adolescent power of mental growth throughout life.The adolescent mind is curious and ever-exploring.
Etymology:
From the Latin adolescentem, accusative of adolescens, meaning growing, maturing. The verb adolescere means to grow up or to become mature.
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